How do I install vmware-vsphere-mcp-server?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/giuliolibrando/vmware-vsphere-mcp-server

What does vmware-vsphere-mcp-server connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches vcenter. The credentials we found in its source are VCENTER_PASSWORD.

Is vmware-vsphere-mcp-server official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 24 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-07-22.

What licence does vmware-vsphere-mcp-server use?

The repository metadata we read does not state a licence, so check the repository before you rely on it.

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vmware-vsphere-mcp-server

vmware-vsphere-mcp-server is an MCP server, listed under mcp tooling. It reaches vcenter. It needs VCENTER_PASSWORD to authenticate. Its repository has 24 GitHub stars; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This software acts as an MCP Server, providing a standardized interface to expose VMware vCenter functionalities for direct consumption by AI models (LLMs).

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. vmware-vsphere-mcp-server’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read vmware-vsphere-mcp-server’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

vcenter

Credential

VCENTER_PASSWORD

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

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From the repository

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server that acts as a standardized interface exposing VMware vCenter functionalities as Tools directly consumable by AI models (LLMs)

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What vmware-vsphere-mcp-server can do

28 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

list_vms: List all virtual machines
get_vm_details: Get detailed VM information
power_on_vm: Power on a virtual machine
power_off_vm: Power off a virtual machine
restart_vm: Restart a virtual machine
list_hosts: List all ESXi hosts
list_datastores: List all datastores
list_networks: List all networks
list_datacenters: List all datacenters
get_vm_performance_info: Get VM performance metrics
get_host_performance_info: Get host performance metrics
get_vm_disk_usage: Get VM disk utilization
get_datastore_usage: Get datastore utilization
get_vms_with_high_resource_usage: Find VMs with high resource allocation
list_vm_snapshots: List VM snapshots
create_vm_snapshot: Create VM snapshot
delete_vm_snapshot: Delete VM snapshot
list_templates: List VM templates
get_vm_events: Get VM events
get_alarms: Get active alarms
get_port_groups: Get network port groups
generate_vm_report: Generate comprehensive VM report
get_resource_utilization_summary: Get resource utilization summary
bulk_power_operations: Bulk power operations
bulk_delete_vms: Bulk delete VMs
delete_vm: Delete virtual machine
modify_vm_resources: Modify VM resources
force_power_off_vm: Force power off VM

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.